> Is this true?

> "A small baidarka is light enough that a child can carry
> it. It'll capsize if you put it in the water without a passenger."
> Sometimes I throw (er, I place) a rock in the front of my canoe when I'm paddling alone, which gives a little directional stability. I think the Aleutians (et. al.) put ballast in. As to a baidarka capsizing without a passenger, I don't know...I haven't finished one yet.

Karl Kulp